About two years ago, the state government formally announced Fishing Cat as the State Animal of West Bengal. However, the common man in the state is unaware of this fact and there is considerable apathy towards the cat amongst policy makers. The logo of the
The sprawling campus on the Chandbagh estate is located in a green part of Dehradun and a wide variety of rare trees adorn the area. This is also where India’s first public school and one of the best-known names in the world of education, the
Amid the aggressive COVID- 19 outbreak, the Indian government’s Ministry of Science and Technology has unleashed a barrage of initiatives in the fight against COVID-19. Recently, the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Science & Technology organised the ‘Challenge Covid-
I knew Kishore Bhimani, long before we set eyes on each other. I lived in a world of sports, football and cricket where I discovered Kishore. There, and as the face of No. 10, and again falling in love with the welcoming voice at the
Sir Rajendranath Mookerjee, who was an engineer and also an idol of Entrepreneurship, something Bengalis are always thought to be averse to, was a pioneer industrialist of Bengal. He is also father and father in law to Kolkata’s own steel baron Sir B N Mookerjee
The United Nations’ World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for its efforts to combat hunger in regions facing conflict and hardship and at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven millions more people to the brink of starvation. The Rome-based
October 15 is the UN International Day of Rural Women. This day, which was first established in 2008, recognizes “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.” Women farmers
“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom” – Oprah Winfrey Prior to the advent of the British in India, the indigenous primary schools of Bengal taught very little beyond vernacular (Bangla), simple Arithmetic and Sanskrit. The tols (local small schools run
India’s largest floating Solar Power Plant is coming up in West Bengal’s Sagardighi. This 5MW grid-connected floating solar project at Sagardighi Thermal Power Project (SgTPP) in Murshidabad is a new feather to Bengal’s cap. This floating solar plant with 5MW capacity will be the largest
A person ailing from a physical sickness is provided with medical care and subsequent after care, if required. This is so that they can get back on their feet and feel better. However, if someone is suffering from a mental illness, there is a social